Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

As Lin Ze gradually approached the huge beast that exuded a terrifying aura, he took a deep breath and tensed all his muscles. He suddenly kicked the ground hard and jumped high like an arrow.

In the air, Lin Ze held the artifact tightly in his hand, feeling the powerful force coming from it. He gathered all his strength into his right fist, and then used all his strength to punch it hard!

Instantly, an overwhelming momentum burst out from his fist, like a surging torrent, rushing straight towards the beast. Accompanied by a thunderous "boom" sound, this powerful punch hit the beast's extremely hard body firmly.

After being hit so hard, the beast's originally invincible body began to shake violently. It roared in pain and anger, but it could not withstand this thunderous blow. Finally, after holding on for a moment, the beast could no longer support its heavy body and fell to the ground.

Then, an amazing scene happened. The body of the giant beast seemed to have suddenly lost its vitality and energy, as if it was broken down by a mysterious force. In the blink of an eye, its huge body quickly turned into a pile of fine powder, which fluttered away in the breeze.

After successfully dealing with this terrifying beast, Lin Ze didn't even have time to breathe. At this moment, he keenly noticed a strange light flashing in the distant sky again. Although the light was far away, it was particularly eye-catching, and seemed to contain endless dangers and unknowns.

However, facing the upcoming new challenge, there was no fear in Lin Ze's eyes. On the contrary, his eyes were full of determination and resoluteness. Without hesitation, he turned around and ran towards the light at the fastest speed.

As Lin Ze ran, he mobilized the remaining divine power in his body to recover his physical strength. As the distance got closer, he saw that the light was actually a mysterious palace suspended in the air. There were lightning and thunder around the palace, as if there was a powerful ban guarding it.

Lin Ze arrived at the mysterious and magnificent palace after a long journey. He stared with wide eyes and looked around vigilantly, trying to find the entrance to the palace. However, this seemingly solid palace did not have any flaws. Just when he was extremely anxious, suddenly, he heard a crisp "crack" sound, and the solid ground under his feet suddenly cracked into a deep hole without any warning!

With a flash of dazzling light, a key-like object flew out of the crack and hovered steadily in front of Lin Ze. The key exuded a mysterious aura and was engraved with complex and ancient patterns. Lin Ze was delighted and stretched out his right hand without hesitation to hold it tightly.

Just as he grasped the key, a dazzling light gate suddenly appeared at the bottom of the palace. The light gate was like a passage to another world, emitting a powerful and frightening power fluctuation. Lin Ze took a deep breath, calmed himself, and resolutely stepped into the light gate.

When he passed through the light gate, the scene in front of him made him dumbfounded. The entire space was filled with strange runes, which kept flashing various colors like living things, making the area look like a dream. Lin Ze walked slowly along the passage carefully, and soon came to a spacious hall.

In the center of the hall, there was a huge crystal ball. The crystal ball was hanging in the air like a bright moon, and images could be vaguely seen flowing and changing inside it. Just as Lin Ze wanted to get closer to take a closer look, suddenly, there were bursts of low roars from all around. Then, a group of mechanical puppets with shining metallic luster surged out from all directions like a tide, and pounced on him with their fangs and claws bared.

Facing this group of sudden enemies, Lin Ze did not dare to be careless. He quickly grasped the artifact of unknown origin in his hand, dodged the puppets' fierce attack, and then used his exquisite martial arts to start a thrilling life-and-death battle with those mechanical puppets.

For a moment, the flashes of swords and sabers were intertwined, and every collision and collision of weapons would emit colorful sparks, illuminating the entire hall. In this fierce and unusual battle, Lin Ze gradually discovered the weaknesses of these mechanical puppets - they all had an energy source core emitting blue light inlaid on their chests.

Therefore, Lin Ze immediately changed his tactics and stopped fighting the puppets head-on. Instead, he relied on his agility and flexible moves to attack the energy source core on the puppets' chests. Not long after, with crisp explosions resounding throughout the venue, those originally ferocious mechanical puppets fell to the ground one after another, turning into piles of scrap metal.

After successfully defeating all the mechanical puppets, Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, he once again cast his gaze towards the huge crystal ball. At this moment, the image in the crystal ball has become clearer and clearer, as if there is a great secret hidden in it waiting for him to uncover...

Lin Ze approached the crystal ball, his eyes fixed on the images flowing inside. An ancient battlefield appeared in the image, with countless warriors in strange armor fighting bravely, and one of them was full of mechanical puppets like the one he had encountered before.

Suddenly, a ray of light shot out from the crystal ball and went directly into Lin Ze's forehead.

In that split second, a surging tide of memories rushed into his mind like a tidal wave! Picture after picture flashed by like a film reel, and he was surprised to find that there had once been an extremely brilliant and highly developed civilization here. However, it was regrettable that this civilization eventually fell into the abyss of destruction.

The reason was their fanatical pursuit of power and unbridled demands. This excessive greed caused the power to lose control, triggering a world-shaking disaster. As a result, the once prosperous scene no longer existed, leaving only the desolate and dilapidated ruins before our eyes.

The artifact in Lin Ze's hand was the key to uncovering all the truth! Just as he was trying his best to digest and absorb the sudden flood of information, the entire hall suddenly shook violently as if by an invisible giant hand. The mysterious runes on the walls, which were already flickering, were now flashing and jumping like crazy.